According to a newspaper in Taiwan, there will be 5 levels (an additional one between level 2 and 3) and the pass mark will be changed from 400 to 800. It will be trialled in Japan next spring and the changes will take effect from 2009.

This yr got around 60000 plus ppl took the JLPT, estimated from 2009 onwards, the way the paper is set and the points system will change from 4 levels to 5 levels. From 400 to 800. No change in the number of questions, but will use difficulty to give marks.

This new test estimated from 2009 March onwards will be tested in Japan, Taiwan has yet to receive news from Japan when this system will be implemented.

Yasuaki Kaneda,department chief of Japan International Cultural Fund Japan Test Department mentioned that the new system will still be a written exam, but the point system and how the questions come out will change, the web has spread rumours that there will be oral examination, but this is false. He hopes that the new questions will let examinees feel the effort of taking the test.

JLPT started from 1991 in Taiwan. These 3 recent years, the number of ppl who registered increase from 6000 to 7000 ppl. This year was the highest, 62223 ppl registered. Content for future question types
will change towards if the examinee is able to accomplish a task independently and whether he/she has the able to apply what he/she has learned to real-life. Yasuaki Kaneda thinks that, the old system expects the student to know hundred, thousand of Kanji. It’s actually not enough, students need to understand how the use of Japanese words varies with contexts.

The new JLPT system will change from 4 levels to 5 levels, Level 1 being the highest. The new JLPT system will add in a new level between JLPT 2 and 3. For the examinees who know Kanji, it’s not a big problem. But for those examinees
that don’t know Kanji, from JLPT 3,4 that 300 plus Kanji, the next level is to challenge 1000 Kanji. It’s really a big obstacle. That’s why for this, the difficulty is put between JLPT 2 and 3.

Regarding the point system, from the original 400 points, it will be increased to 800 points. No change in the number of questions. The point system will use TOEIC system to gauge, using the difficulty level of the topic to give marks. Example if you score 8 out of 10 qns correct, it doesn?t mean you will get 80 marks, maybe 79 marks. It will change depending of the difficulty of the question.

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今年有六萬多人報考的日本語迫ﾍ試驗，預計後年改變題型及計分方式，由目前四級改為五級，滿分由四百分?為八百分，題數不變，但改為依難易度計分。
This year, more than 60,000 people registered for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. There might be a plan probably next year on revising the setting of questions as well as the scoring system --- from current level four to level five, from current 400 points to 800 points, number of questions given remain the same, but points will be given according to its difficult levels.

新測驗預計後年三月先在日本國內試考，台灣目前尚未接到日方通知何時開始採用新制。
New test will be first implemented in Japan and estimated to take effect on March 2009, Taiwan has not yet received notification as when to use the new system.

日本國際交流基金日本語事業部試驗課課長金田泰明侮ｦ，新日檢仍為紙筆試驗，只改變出題及計分方式，外傳要加考口說測驗，純屬網路謠言。他希望推出的新考題，讓考生覺得更有應試價值，「敬請台灣考生期待！」
日本語事業部試驗課課長金田泰明 from Japan Foundation says, the new system will still be in written exam, the only changes are scoring system and the setting of questions, and concerning the oral examination, it is just purely net rumours. He looks forward to seeing the introduction of the new setting will spur candidates towards a more exam-oriented with values.

日本語迫ﾍ試驗在台灣自一九九一年起舉辦，近三年每年報考的人數都成長六至七千人，今年更創新高，為六萬二千二百廿三人。未來題型內容改變方向為，測驗考 生是否有獨立完成某事物之迫ﾍ（task accomplishment），及是否柏^正應用所學於實際生活（can-do statement）。金田泰明認為，舊考試規定考生要懂幾百、幾千個漢字，其實不夠，應了解日語因使用場合而有所變化的特性，才是真的學會日文。
JLPT held in Taiwan since year 1991, the number of registered candidates have increased from 6,000 to 7,000 annually for the last three years, a record as high as 62,223 people registered in this year’s exam. Contents of the questions are the future direction to look into, candidates are tested with the independent ability to complete a certain task (task accomplishment), and whether they can really apply their knowledge in real life (can-do statement). 金田泰明 feels that the old examination system requires candidates to know hundreds, thousands of Kanji, in fact is not sufficient, candidates should understand the importance of learning Japanese, is to put their skills to use in a wide variety of situations and changes in real life, then it is considered learning real Japanese.

新日檢將由原本的一到四級，改為一到五級，一級為最高級。新日檢在原本第二和第三級間再?加一級。對漢字文化圈的考生而言，漢字不是太大問題，但對不懂漢 字的考生而言，由三、四級的約三百個漢字，下一步就挑戰有一千個漢字的一、二級，實是一大障礙，所以這多設的一級，難度介在二、三級之間。
The new JLPT system will be revised from four levels to five levels, JLPT1 being the advanced level. There will be a new level added in between JLPT2 and JLPT3. For candidates who are associated in a more Kanji culture circles, Kanji are not much a problem, but for those that do not understand Kanji well enough, from JLPT4 - 3 knowing roughly 300 Kanji, to advance to the next step of challenging about 1000 Kanji, can be a major obstacle, so that’s why it’s implemented in between JLPT2 and 3.

計分方式方面，滿分由原本的四百分，?為八百分，題數不變，計分方式將如商用英語多益測驗般採等化計分，即以題目難度計分。如果書闥?圀粕ｪ題，不一定得到八助ｪ，有可箔ｾ到七暑纒ｪ，因答對的題目難度不同。
Pertaining to the scoring system, full marks from the original 400 points will be increased to 800 points, and the number of questions given remains unchanged. Depending on the questions, points will be given according to the difficult level of the TOPIC, like the grading system of TOEIC. For example, you might get 8 out of 10 questions correct, but you might be scoring 79 marks instead of 80, marks will be graded according to such parameter.

These 6 paragraphs are more or less the repetition of the whole idea of JLPT5 and some comments from Taiwanese.

日本國際交流基金日本語試驗課課長金田泰明則侮ｦ，因技術問題，短期內不會加考口說、寫作，但這類題型的確有在考慮中。
日本語試驗課課長金田泰明 from Japan Foundation says, due to some technical problems, in short terms, there will not be any oral examination and essay writing, but they are under consideration.

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